Yesterday I made some raku ceramics. Testing different glazes. Not all turned out as I wanted. Celadon green turned out emerald. Most yellows turned beige. Back to the drawing board. Of all the experiments, I think the white glaze turned out the best and produced the cracked pattern I so love in raku ceramics.

Do you find decorating with colors difficult? That the colors you fell for in the store, never turn out quite like you expected in your own home, once you painted that wall? Added that textile?

Designing with color IS difficult, and takes years to learn. The way around the problem is to go all black and white. And perhaps add shades of grey? And a touch of natural wood. Playing it safe. Like this elegant and relaxed scandinavian interior, photographed by Trine Thorsen

I am back at my desk, after a weekend of teaching. I really love these intense weekends, when we talk interior design and homestaging around the clock (it seems).

Inspired by our discussions, I will focus this weeks posts on the use of branches and twigs to make an eye catching arrangement. This picture is from the Abingdon 12 Gallery in West Village, New York. Note the owner Paul Caddell’s use of all linear shapes: the painting, the sculptures, the pendel and floor lamp etc. Well thought ought and executed. Beautiful. Go to the gallery for more inspiration.

Blogger (my blog host) have had technical problems and like all my blogger friends I have not been able to post anything for a while. But now (fingers crossed), things seems to be back to normal.Yesterday I wanted to tell you about a post over at the blog Méchant Design, where the owner Cez had gathered a series pics of of great shelves/book cases. Now that post is (temporarily?) gone, but here are some samples of what was there: three DIY shelves made out of old wood. Check out Cez great blog here.

Old news to many of you, I am sure, but if you haven't visited this blog before - hurry over to Made in Persbo right now. Today she reports on an article she's written for a Swedish gardening mag. Allt om Trädgård.

What I specially like about this green house and garden, is the use of subtle colors in the dishes, textiles, furnitures etc: all greys and off whites, that makes the greenery and flowers play the lead role. Relaxing. Harmonious. Beautiful. No?

Wendy from Vermont loves old textiles, and has collected antique and vintage linen since childhood. Now she sells them via her online store The Textile Trunk. If you - like me - share her passion, check out her current listings over at eBay.

I too have some antique linen and cotton in my chest of drawers - but unlike Wendy, I will not part with them...

Thai designer Saran Yen is experimenting with natural dyed cotton for his Wabi Sabi garment project. He's taken his inspiration from Leonard Koren's book Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets and Philosophers.

At his website, he writes about these stunning garments, intended for the Japanese market: the wabi-sabi aesthetic include asymmetry, asperity, simplicity, modesty, intimacy, and the suggestion of natural processes. As a result, the fabric is dyed with natural components such as yeast, coffee etc.

Hand stitched details, holes and wrinkles is used to create a new perception of beauty - his interpretation of imperfection in fashion design. I love it. Do you?

Do you feel your Wabi Sabi rooms are - well, lacking something? Why not try a bold, classic design to liven things up a bit? Here are a selection of classic and new Marimekko textiles for your walls or windows.

Any preferences? I love them all. For different reasons. Maybe the bold "shoe-print" pattern at top right, is my favorite at the moment. Or....

A few pictures from last weekend's T Magazine: Alexandre de Batak's very minimal summer retreat in a small costal village in Majorca.

De Betak wanted the place to be ecologically sensitive and in tune with the local culture, yet twisted in his own way. Built with indigenous materials by local artisans, there’s hardly a right angle in the place — evoking the spirit of spanish architect Antonio Gaudí, and.... Barbapapa! Read the full article here.

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I'm Lisbeth - a Swedish artist/designer who loves simple, tranquil and harmonious spaces in tune with nature and our times.

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